Melchor Peredo, a Mexican muralist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Oscar Melchor Peredo in Mexico City on January 6, 1927, he was a representative of the social realist school of mural painting in Mexico.… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Harald Ofner, an Austrian lawyer and politician, died on April 8, 2026. He was 93. Born in Vienna on October 25, 1932, he studied law and received a doctorate in 1958. By 1965, he was a lawyer. Ofner began his… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Davey Lopes, an American baseball player and coach, died April 8, 2026, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 80. Lopes played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Doug Allan, the Scottish wildlife photographer and cameraman, died on April 8, 2026, aged 74–75. Known for his work in polar regions and underwater, he was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, one of twin brothers, and was the son of a… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, an Indian-American medical examiner who served as Los Angeles County chief medical examiner-coroner from 1992 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2017, died on April 8, 2026. He was 77. Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in 1949,… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Imrich Bugár, Czech Olympic discus thrower, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Ohrady, Czechoslovakia, he represented Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic during a career highlighted by a silver medal at the 1980 Olympic… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, an Indian politician who served as an MP from 2006 to 2024 and as minister of health and family welfare from 2012 to 2014, died on April 8, 2026, at age 88. Born on January 12,… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Mario Adorf, the German actor and writer known for Major Dundee, Short Night of Glass Dolls and Fedora, died on April 8, 2026, at age 95. Born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1930, he was active from 1954 to 2026 and… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Mohsina Kidwai, an Indian politician and twice-elected member of Parliament who served as minister of health from 1984 to 1986 and minister of urban development from 1986 to 1989, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 94. She… · Britain · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Charles Delhez, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Uccle on October 30, 1951, he was ordained a priest in 1982 and served at the Paroisse de Blocry… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Sherig-ool Oorzhak, a Russian politician, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on July 24, 1942, in Shekpeer, in the Tuvan People's Republic, he was a retired politician who led Tuva for 21 years, from 1986… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Vaughn Solomon Schofield, Canadian politician and lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan from 2012 to 2018, died on April 8, 2026, at age 82. Born in Regina on October 25, 1943, she was appointed as the province’s 21st lieutenant governor in 2012,… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Srećko Bogdan, a Croatian footballer and former professional defender, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Mursko Središće, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia, he began his career with NK Rudar Mursko Središće before moving to MTČ Čakovec… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Jimmy Sullivan, an Australian politician and Queensland MLA, died on April 8, 2026, aged 44. James Anthony Sullivan served as the member for Stafford in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2020 until his death. He was promoted to Assistant Minister… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Nguyễn Đức Mậu died on April 8, 2026. He was a Vietnamese poet. · 08 April 2026 · April 2026 · Nguyen · Mầu
Koo Sze-yiu, a Chinese political activist known for anti-communism protests, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 80 from colon cancer. Also known by the nickname "Long Beard," he was widely recognized for carrying a handmade coffin and… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Duško Vujošević, a Montenegrin basketball coach, died on April 8, 2026, of heart and kidney disease. He was 67. Vujošević coached Partizan Belgrade in four stints and also worked with Pallacanestro Brescia and the Bosnia national team. During his time… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026 · Dusko
Ali Hussain Khan, a Pakistani politician and member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024, died on April 8, 2026. He was elected to the assembly as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency PP-83… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Ahmet Altay Cengizer, a Turkish diplomat, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Istanbul on October 22, 1954, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boğaziçi University in 1977 and later received a… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Nancy Sheppard, an American trick rider and trick roper, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 96. She was born on December 29, 1929, on a ranch in Fort Worth, Texas, and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Terry Gabinski, an American politician who served on the Chicago City Council, died on April 8, 2026. He was 87. Gabinski represented the 32nd Ward on the Chicago City Council from 1969 to 1998 and served as the ward’s Democratic… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Roger Establet, the French educational sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, aged 87 or 88. Born in 1938, he was a scholar of the sociology of education and an emeritus professor at the University of Provence. A student of Louis… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Kostakis Pierides, a Cypriot footballer who played for Pezoporikos Larnaca, Olympiakos Nicosia and the Cyprus national team, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on April 2, 1941, he played as a forward and made four… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Mohammed Washah, a Palestinian journalist, died on April 8, 2026, after an Israeli airstrike targeted the vehicle he was in while driving in Gaza City. He was 39–40 and worked for Al Jazeera. Born in 1986 in the Al-Bureij refugee… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Abass Kaboua, a Togolese politician and senator since 2025, died on April 8, 2026. He was 63. Kaboua was a member of the Movement of Centrist Republicans (MRC), which he founded and led as its inaugural president. Born on April… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Mark Weissman, a funeral home director and Democratic politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in the Bronx in New York City, he… · America · 08 April 2026 · April 2026